Mother’s Day thoughts from a mother

A secure home life is a necessary element of ensuring high school success. The home should be a refuge for escape from negative outside influences regardless of whether your child attends public, private, charter, or even homeschool. This starts with the bond between parent and child. Let your goal be one of raising a child that you will want to spend time with then they are an adult.

Prioritizing building and maintaining open communication between you and your teen. Life’s distractions can pull each member of your family in different directions. Be proactive to spend time with your son or daughter. Make a point to sit beside your child’s bed every night just to talk with him or her. Ask about his or her questions and listen to his or her thoughts. Be sensitive and do not be critical. Your child will respond to your attitude.

Have no taboos in conversation with your teen. When your son asks a frank question, give him a frank answer. Allow your daughter to trust your word by refusing to lie or soft-sell the truth. Keep in mind, to be able to talk to your child about the “big” issues, you must be willing to start early, long before he or she encounters them, and be committed to open, truthful dialogue.

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Dr. Art Ricciardi

Dr. Art Ricciardi

SAT Instructor

As a home-schooling couple in the late 1970’s and early 80’s, Art Ricciardi and his wife Rosemarie pioneered the home education lifestyle in Plano, TX. Before being called to teach, Art worked as a field biologist for a very large electronics firm in Dallas. He continued his education by obtaining a M.Ed. at Regent University and an Ed.D. at Whitefield Theological Seminary. In addition to founding a school, he served elsewhere as a Middle School Principal, as Vice President of Educational Services for a nationally renowned Christian educational foundation, and as adjunct professor at Regent University. He is the proud parent of two married children and five grandchildren!

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Dr. Paul Jessen

Dr. Paul Jessen

B.A., M.Div., M.A., Ph.D.

Over the years, Paul Jessen has had a varied career with years of practical experience in academics, business, politics, and ministry. In education he has taught in Junior High and High School. Paul and his wife also homeschooled their three children in the 1980’s and 1990’s. In higher education Paul has taught numerous courses involving communication-thinking-reasoning-speaking-writing on ground and on line – and has taught at Penn State University, Portland State University, Pikes Peak Community College, Colorado Technical University, Collin College, Indiana Wesleyan University, Long Beach Bible College, and The Kings University Gateway. In ministry Paul has been a campus pastor and a local church Pastor. He has also been active in his community, serving in such capacities as precinct co-chairman, volunteer chaplain with the Police Department, and an elder in his local church (non-denominational). Paul and his wife have three grown children, are grandparents, and are celebrating 38 years of marriage.